Betony #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 3, 2017 in 2017, Betony, Flowers, July, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Flowers, WIld Clary, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Stachys officinalis. (more…)

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Dark Bush Cricket #insects

Posted by on Aug 2, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Dark Bush Cricket, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Pholidoptera griseoaptera. Provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Thistles spike the summer air’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 1, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Flowers, July, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, July 2017

 

And turn the clearing into a feeding stop for butterflies, bees, flower flies and myriad other insects. (more…)

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Dead Head Hoverfly #insects

Posted by on Jul 31, 2017 in 2017, Hover Fly, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Dead Head Hoverfly, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Myathropa florea, provisional identification. (more…)

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Enchanter’s-nightshade #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 30, 2017 in 2017, Enchanter's Nightshade, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Enchanter's Nightshade, July 2017

 

Circaea lutetiana, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Or as a dandelion seed-pod and be swept away …’ #plants

Posted by on Jul 29, 2017 in 2017, Dandelion, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, July 2017

 

From “Francesca” by Ezra Pound. (more…)

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Common Carder Bee #insects

Posted by on Jul 28, 2017 in 2017, Common Carder Bee, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Common Carder Bee, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Bombus pascuorum, provisional identification. (more…)

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Hemp-agrimony #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 27, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hemp-agrimony, July 2017

 

Eupatorium cannabinum. (more…)

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Large Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 26, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Large Skipper, July 2017

 

Ochlodes sylvanus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Wasp or hoverfly? #insects

Posted by on Jul 25, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, July 2017

 

Possibly a wasp of the Crabronidae family but didn’t stop long enough to have a proper look. (more…)

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St John’s Wort #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 24, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St John's Wort, July 2017

 

Hypericum perforatum. (more…)

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‘Then come away, come to the peaceful wood …’ #nature

Posted by on Jul 23, 2017 in 2017, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, July 2017

 

In the deep wood south of the south ride – and a line from James Weldon Johnson. (more…)

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